Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA
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This study was performed to test the clinical applicability of a new taste test, the Brief Self-Administered Waterless Empirical Taste Test (B-WETT) in the era of COVID-19. ⋯ This study shows that B-WETT is a valid and reliable taste test, and is convenient for use in the era of COVID-19 to evaluate the taste function of patients.
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Nerve-sparing (NS) techniques could potentially increase positive surgical margins after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Nevertheless, the available studies have revealed ambiguous results among distinct groups. This study purposed to clarify the details of NS techniques to accurately estimate their influence on margin status. ⋯ Partial NS procedures have a potential risk of increasing the positive surgical margins rate than complete and non NS procedures do. Therefore, correct case selection is required before performing partial NS techniques.